Modeling of steam generator tubes inspection in the proximity of support plates via a coupled finite elements-volume integral method approach

Studies in Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue , 2009, Pages 51-58

  Skarlatos, Anastassios ^a   Gilles Pascaud, Catherine ^a   Pichenot, Grégoire ^a   Cattiaux, Gérard ^b   Sollier, Thierry ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Coupled Approach; Finite Elements Method; Support Plates; Volume Integral Method

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; COUPLED APPROACH; COUPLING TECHNIQUES; FINITE-ELEMENTS METHOD; INTEGRAL METHOD; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; SIMULATION PLATFORM; STEAM GENERATOR TUBE; SUPPORT PLATES; VOLUME INTEGRAL METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEAM GENERATORS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 77950159412     PISSN: 13837281     EISSN: 18798322     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-023-0-51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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